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USD/CHF Price Analysis: Seems supported above 0.8900 due to resilient US Dollar

  • USD/CHF rebounds from 0.8900, supported by the resilient US Dollar.
  • Fed policymakers showed no interest in increasing interest rates in September.
  • USD/CHF rally pauses after reaching near the previous resistance zone placed in a range of 0.8900-0.9020.

The USD/CHF pair rebounds after correcting to near the crucial support of 0.8900, supported by the resilient US Dollar amid the risk-off market mood. The Swiss Franc asset remains broadly strong as the appeal for the US Dollar is firm due to deepening global uncertainties.

S&P500 futures generated decent gains in the European session due to the risk-aversion theme. US equities also faced selling pressure on Thursday as sheer strength in the United States economy could allow the Federal Reserve (Fed) to discuss further policy tightening actively.

For September monetary policy, Fed policymakers: Dallas Fed Bank President Lorie Logan and New York Fed Bank President John Williams showed no interest in increasing interest rates further.

The Swiss Franc remained in action as the Swiss economy remained stagnant in the April-June quarter while investors anticipated a growth rate of 0.1%. In the January-March quarter, the Swiss economy grew by 0.3%.

USD/CHF rally pauses after reaching to near the previous resistance zone placed in a range of 0.8900-0.9020 on a four-hour scale. The asset is trading in a Rising Channel chart pattern in which each corrective move is considered as a buying opportunity by the market participants. The 50-period Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at around 0.8870 continues to provide support to the US Dollar bulls.

Meanwhile, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) (14) trades in the bullish range of 60.00-80.00, which indicates that the upside impulse is already active.

For a fresh upside, the asset needs to climb above the psychological resistance of 0.9000, which will drive the asset toward June 15 high at 0.9056, followed by June 12 high at 0.9109.

In an alternate scenario, a breakdown below April 30 low around 0.8750 would expose the asset to August 10 low at 0.8890 and July 24 low at 0.8637.

USD/CHF four-hour chart

USD/CHF

Overview
Today last price0.8917
Today Daily Change-0.0011
Today Daily Change %-0.12
Today daily open0.8928
 
Trends
Daily SMA200.8824
Daily SMA500.8778
Daily SMA1000.8879
Daily SMA2000.9056
 
Levels
Previous Daily High0.894
Previous Daily Low0.8908
Previous Weekly High0.8865
Previous Weekly Low0.8745
Previous Monthly High0.8876
Previous Monthly Low0.869
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%0.8928
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%0.8921
Daily Pivot Point S10.8911
Daily Pivot Point S20.8894
Daily Pivot Point S30.8879
Daily Pivot Point R10.8942
Daily Pivot Point R20.8957
Daily Pivot Point R30.8974

Author

Sagar Dua

Sagar Dua

FXStreet

Sagar Dua is associated with the financial markets from his college days. Along with pursuing post-graduation in Commerce in 2014, he started his markets training with chart analysis.

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